MCQ
The pyramid of number in grassland ecosystem is:
- AAlways erect
- BAlways inverted
- CEither erect or inverted
- DIrregular
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Answer
- Always erect
Explanation:
An ecological pyramid is a graphical representation of each trophic level in a given ecosystem.
The pyramid of numbers is a graphical representation of the number of organisms in a food chain in a particular ecosystem.
In a grassland ecosystem, the producers which are grasses are the maximum and are followed by the primary consumers-herbivores. The secondary consumers-snakes, lizards lesser in number and the final consumers the hawks and other birds are least in number.
Therefore, the grassland pyramid is always upright and erect.
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